An hour-long, streaming-native ceremony covering all twenty-five categories with citations from the editorial jury for each winner. No filler, no bits between segments, no envelope theatrics. Just the work.
A 60-minute streaming program. All twenty-five categories announced and presented — with the editorial jury’s reasoning for each winner read aloud or shown on screen. Acceptance speeches encouraged but trimmed for time. Music kept tight. The show ends on time.
An award show for streaming should arrive on the platforms it covers. The 2026 inaugural ceremony will be carried free, simultaneously, on multiple platforms; the broadcast-partner mix is being finalized.
The press pool for the inaugural ceremony will be invited and seated through the editorial board. Producers and platforms with eligible work in the September 2025 – August 2026 window may submit through the standard channel:
For questions about category eligibility, the evaluation rubric, or the editorial-jury process, see the about page.
Three notifications across the year: November nominees announcement, December ceremony date, and the morning-after winners recap. No marketing.
Form opens your email client — no third-party newsletter service.
The 2026 ceremony is the first. Citations and full winner archive from the inaugural cycle will appear here in December 2026.
The First Marquees take place December 2026.
This page will hold the year-by-year archive once the inaugural cycle has concluded.